Detections
Analytics

Puppet Enterprise 2016.x < 2016.4.12 / 2017.x < 2017.3.7 / 2018.x < 2018.1.1 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 129760

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Synopsis

A web application running on the remote host is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Agents due to a privilege escalation vulnerability associated with shared libraries from untrusted paths. An authenticated, unpriviledged local attacker can write custom facts which escalate privileges on the next puppet run. (CVE-2018-6513)

Solution

Upgrade to Puppet Enterprise version 2016.4.12 / 2017.3.7 / 2018.1.1 or later.

See Also

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129760

File Name: puppet_enterprise_2017_3_7.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 10/9/2019

Updated: 10/17/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6513

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:puppetlabs:puppet

Required KB Items: puppet/rest_port, installed_sw/puppet_enterprise_console

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6513